Contract Manager - Buildings

Snc-Lavalin; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance coverage

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transportation & housing allowances

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in the United Arab Emirates seeks a seasoned Contracts Manager to oversee all contractual and commercial aspects of a major Buildings Project, ensuring compliance, managing claims and variations, and supporting project teams to deliver on schedule and within budget.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s or master’s degree in civil engineering, construction management or law, with 10+ years on large projects, strong FIDIC/NEC knowledge, and proven negotiation and dispute-resolution

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, law or related field.
• Proven experience in contract management and commercial roles within road and infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of FIDIC, NEC, or other standard forms of construction contracts.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills; financial acumen and cost-control expertise.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all contractual and commercial aspects of Buildings Project.
• Manage contracts, variations, and claims; ensure regulatory compliance.
• Support project teams to deliver on time and within budget.
• Draft contract particulars and appendices; prepare tender documents and negotiations.
• Deputise for PDO Commercial Director when required.

Skills

Contract management

Commercial awareness

Negotiation

Claims management

Dispute resolution

FIDIC/NEC knowledge

Communication skills

MS Office

Project management software

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in civil engineering, construction management or law

Tools

MS Office

Project management software

Job description

Job Description Overview

Contracts Manager will oversee all contractual and commercial aspects of Buildings Project. This role involves managing contracts, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory standards, handling claims and variations, and supporting project teams to deliver projects on time and within budget. Your role Degree qualified (BSc / MSc) professionally recognised (MRICS / FRICS) who has reached senior professional level in project delivery of large projects, 10+ years of experience, preferably similar to this client / consultant project / role. Expert in reviewing, understanding and applying contacts and framework agreements. Experience in drafting contract particulars and appendices, compiling tender documents, tender negotiations, analysis and recommendations, negotiating contract conditions etc. Capable of reviewing existing operations within an organisation through all the project pre and post contract phases (processes and procedures in both office and site). Conversant with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) design stages, especially RIBA Stages 2 to 6. Assessing both the strengths and weaknesses and assisting in compiling a bespoke set of process and procedures of all the activities including but not limited to quality, progress, commercial matters, contractual matters, value, safety, design and construction. An experienced Commercial / Contracts Manager with a demonstrable track record in the delivery of large multi-functional projects. Strong negotiation and claims experience on major projects. Proven commercial / contractual acumen. Management of contractual correspondence, provide advice on and draft appropriate responses. Knowledge of project controls (especially change management) procedures. A “rounded profile”, comfortable with planning, analysis and managing process and commercial considerations. The successful candidate should also be able to drive for a successful delivery. Effective in building good working relationships within complex structures both within projects, with clients and internally. A minimum of 5 years’ experience working in USA, Canada or Western European Countries, and a further 5 years’ experience working in the Middle East, is preferable. Assess and evaluate independent Consultants appointed by the client, review and report on compliance with their contractual terms and obligations. Asses and evaluate AtkinsRéalis compliance with their own contractual terms and obligations and provide recommendations for and oversee improvements. Whilst reporting direct to the Commercial Director for PDO, shall integrate with and fully support the PDO team, as well as the PMC’s as / where applicable, with respect to contract administration and management. Deputise for PDO Commercial Director, where / if required.

About you

Education Bachelor’s/master’s degree in civil engineering, Construction Management, Law, or related field. Proven experience in contract management and commercial roles within road and infrastructure projects. Strong knowledge of FIDIC, NEC, or other standard forms of construction contracts. Proficiency in contract administration, claims management, and dispute resolution. Excellent negotiation and communication skills. Strong financial acumen and cost-control expertise. Ability to interpret legal documents and contractual obligations. Effective leadership and team management skills. High attention to detail and problem-solving abilities. Proficiency in MS Office and project management software.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital.

Worker Type

Employee. Job Type Regular. At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives.

We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.